Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Lesley J. McNair

Lesley J. McNair

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 25, 2025 by SchroCat (talk) 14:37, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

McNair as commander of US Army Ground Forces in 1942

Lesley James McNair was a United States Army lieutenant general who served in both world wars. prior to this he saw service in the Veracruz occupation and Pancho Villa Expedition. During World War I he served with the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front. At 35, he became the Army's second-youngest general officer. During the early stages of World War II he was the commander of Army Ground Forces, and played the leading role in the organization, equipment, and training of Army units before they departed for overseas combat, some aspects of which are now considered contentious. He was killed on 25 July 1944 by bombs dropped by the US Eighth Air Force while he was in France as commander of the fictitious First United States Army Group, part of the Operation Quicksilver deception plan for the invasion of Normandy. He received a posthumous promotion to general. (Full article...)

Most recent similar article(s): Most recent general that has run was the Australian Ragnar Garrett on 12 February, the most recent US general must have been last year.
Main editors: Billmckern
Promoted: 14 October 2017
Reasons for nomination: McNair is only one of four US lieutenant generals killed in WWII, and died from a friendly fire (bombing) explosion in Normandy on 25 July 1944. He was also a key part of the D-Day deception plan.
Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:03, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:27, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]